Hjón

Old Icelandic Dictionary - hjón

Meaning of Old Icelandic word "hjón" in English.

As defined by A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic (Geir Zoëga):

hjón Old Icelandic word can mean:

hjón
n.
hjón
1) one of the household (griðkona var hit þriðja h.);
hjón
2) pl. married couple, man and wife (Höskuldr bað hana vinna þeim hjónum);
hjón
3) domestic, servant (ef þú sýnir skilríki, at hann sé þitt h. = þinn vinnumaðr); rézt hann þar at hjóni, he took service there.

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚼᛁᚢᚾ

Abbreviations used:

n.
neuter.
pl.
plural.

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